This Tuesday, Smart Kids celebrated Pancake Day and were delighted to welcome local chef Mr Cash into the nursery to help the children make their own pancakes. Mr Cash, who is a chef at local Preston restaurant Bistro Pierre, helped small groups of excited children from the two-year-old and Pre-Scho
Continuing to recognise this week’s theme of those people who help us, the two-year-old room have also been practicing our fire safety, as they very carefully toasted marshmallows over tea lights. This was a fantastic activity to reinforce the things that they have been been learning throughou
As part of recognising those people who help us, this week’s focus theme in the two-year-old room has been fire safety, and some fantastic activities have been taking place throughout the week. This has included engaging in fire roleplay with hose pipes and mini fire extinguishers. We have als
Today, some of our Pre-School visited the local library, to learn more about children with disabilities. They listened to a story of a day in the life of Jolly Molly Dolly, read by the book’s author Julia Kay O’Connor. The children enjoyed discovering more about the sensory experiences o
To show their affection for their loved ones on Valentine’s Day, some of the Pre-School children made heart-shaped pizzas, each taking it in turns to create their hearts from pastry cutters, and creating their own pizzas using tomato purée, meat-free ham and cheese. The tasty snacks were then
It’s that time of year again, when we tell those closest in our lives, just how much we love them. Our two-year-olds are no exception, as they rolled their sleeves up, washed their hands, donned their aprons and set about making some beautiful biscuits for their loved ones. It’s a messy
The Japanese Garden within Avenham Park in Preston was taken over by Smart Kids’ children and parents this past week, as they embraced the annual fundraiser for Save the Children UK – Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddles Walk. The children were handed a map so they could search high and low f
Smart Kids Childcare has been officially accredited as a Sun Safe setting, by the Sun Safe Schools Accreditation Scheme. In this capacity, Smart Kids will raise awareness with children, parents and staff about how to stay safe during periods of sunny weather using appropriate clothing, and suitable
This week, the Smart Kids children were visited by three members of the Police force, to help them learn and discover what it is like to be a member of the police, how they help us, and what they do to keep us safe. The children all got to try on various types of clothing […]
After growing our new friends from little caterpillars into very excitable butterflies, today it was time to set them free and see them fly off to start their new life in the wild. The children got to have one last hold of the butterflies before they took them outside and carefully let them go.